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In a speech praising educators, President-elect Joe Biden announced Miguel Cardona was a "real easy" choice to be the next secretary of education. On Wednesday, Biden reiterated his focus on getting schools open amid the pandemic and touted Cardona's experience this fall balancing online learning and in-person learning in Connecticut, and getting students connected and outfitted with a device for learning. "That's the vision, resolve and initiative, that's all gonna help us contain this pandemic and reopen our schools safely," Biden said. Biden has long said his education secretary nominee...

Originally published on December 23, 2020 3:47 pm In a speech praising educators, President-elect Joe Biden announced Miguel Cardona was a "real easy" choice to be the next secretary of education. On Wednesday, Biden reiterated his focus on getting schools open amid the pandemic and touted Cardona's experience this fall balancing online and in-person learning in Connecticut, and getting students connected and outfitted with a device for learning. "That's the vision, resolve and initiative, that's all gonna help us contain this pandemic and reopen our schools safely," Biden said. Biden has...

Carolyn Kaster/AP toggle caption Carolyn Kaster/AP Miguel Cardona, President-elect Joe Biden's intended nominee for education secretary, speaks Wednesday in Wilmington, Del. Carolyn Kaster/AP In a speech praising educators, President-elect Joe Biden announced Miguel Cardona was a "real easy" choice to be the next secretary of education. On Wednesday, Biden reiterated his focus on getting schools open amid the pandemic and touted Cardona's experience this fall balancing online and in-person learning in Connecticut, and getting students connected and out...

Pandemic aid includes historic measures, plus arts and mental health get federal cash infusion In this Dec. 15 photo, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky speaks during a news conference with other Senate Republicans on Capitol Hill in Washington, while Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., listens at left. “There will be another major rescue package for the American people,” McConnell said Sunday in announcing an agreement for a relief bill. (Nicholas Kamm/Pool Photo via AP, File) The shuttered 9:30 Club on V Street NW in Washington, D.C., could get federal relief soon. The stimulus ...

Stimulus deal delivers billions in pandemic aid to colleges, but much more is needed, advocates say Danielle Douglas-Gabriel Replay Video UP NEXT Congress is throwing a lifeline to colleges and universities in the $900 billion stimulus package, but higher education experts say the relief aid is not enough to stave off a fiscal crisis in the sector. With many students either fully remote or sparsely populating campuses, schools are forgoing money from room and board, parking, bookstores and events. Enrollment is down across the country, sinking tuition revenue, and the on...